Tag Archive: Animals

Just a quick lil video of Scout, a lovely dog who I get to walk sometimes. She was sitting on my lap for whatever reason and then we both spotted a squirrel. So after some debating we decided she should definitely run over to the tree and try to catch up to it.

“The calls of the red-winged blackbird are a throaty check and a high slurred whistle, terrr-eeee. The male’s song, accompanied by a display of his red shoulder patches, is a scratchy oak-a-lee,[17] except that in many western birds, including bicolored blackbirds, it is ooPREEEEEom.[18] The female also sings, typically a scolding chatter chit chit chit chit chit chit cheer teer teer teerr”

I imagine that it could be very challenging to write out the sounds made by birds, but they appear to have gotten it fairly well.

While visiting our local wetlands the other day, my daughter and me got to see a Belted Kingfisher!

We were both surprised and amazed to see more than just ducks and tadpoles. There were actually three of these little blue “mohawk” birds chasing each other around a fixed track, almost like they were racing. They kept repeating the chase over and over, I do wish my camera battery had lasted long enough to get footage of this.

So here is the brief clip I got of one of the birds resting on a branch between laps.

Here is the swamp, I have more videos to post later… ducks and other more “common” Oregon wildlife.

I’m so proud of my boys for getting along so well… most of the time. Its going to be 3 years since we got Kyoko this June- unless I’m mistaken, numbers and time aren’t my good suit!
They play chase together, never fight over food and can lay on the same couch near one another. What more could I ask for in a couple of kitties?

May we all have a bright future in this coming year, to be able to forget all of our former associations which could bring upon us anxiety, fear, hate, sickness and loss of friendship.

To bring in a new year with new things in our hearts and hope to reach a new awareness of ourselves which we may not have seen in ourselves before.It is my hope for us all to have love and unity, animals and humans alike. To realize that we are really no different than them in all of the ways that are truly important.

To end our search for objects and things which do not matter and accept what is already ours and cannot be taken away. Embrace your abilities of expression, compassion and consideration.